Favorite Shortcuts
From anywhere in Lightroom:
G Library Grid
E Library Loupe
D Develop Loupe
R Develop Crop
Tab Hide/show side panels
Shift+Tab Hide/show all panels
Right-click Open contextual menu or Ctrl+click
T Hide/show Toolbar
L Cycle Lights Out
Numbers 1-5 Apply star rating
X Apply reject flag
B Add to/remove from Target Collection
⌘+B or Ctrl+B Go to Target Collection
Delete Remove photo or virtual copy
Return or Enter Finish typing into a text field
Esc Close a text field, import screen color picker, etc. without saving
⌘+Z or Ctrl+Z Undo
⌘+Option+Left Arrow Go back or Ctrl+Alt+Left Arrow
⌘+Option+Right Arrow Go forward or Ctrl+Alt+Right Arrow
⌘+Shift+I Import or Ctrl+Shift+I
⌘+Shift+E Export or Ctrl+Shift+E
⌘+’ or Ctrl+’ Create virtual copy
⌘+= or Ctrl+= Zoom in
⌘+- or Ctrl+- Zoom out
⌘+[ or Ctrl+[ Rotate left
⌘+] or Ctrl+] Rotate right
⌘+E or Ctrl+E Edit selected photo in Photoshop (or other primary external editor)
⌘+R Show selected file(s) in Finder or Ctrl+R or Explorer
⌘+Shift+S Synchronize selected photos or Ctrl+Shift+S
V Apply Black & White color treatment
⌘+, or Ctrl+, Open Lightroom Preferences
In Library:
Arrows Move between photos
Shift+Arrows Select contiguous photos
⌘+A or Ctrl+A Select All
⌘+D or Ctrl+D Select None
⌘+G or Ctrl+G Stack selected photos
⌘+Shift+G Unstack selected photos or Ctrl+Shift+G
C Compare two images
N Survey multiple images
\ Hide/show Filter Bar
⌘+L or Ctrl+L Enable/disable filters
⌘+N or Ctrl+N New collection
Shift+I Set in point ...
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